Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1600
Publication Place
India (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 46cm, Minimum length: 29cm, Maximum width: 85cm, Maximum width: 85cm, Minimum width: 73cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.328-1910
Record ID
T.328-1910
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1600
Notes
Carpet fragment, wool knotted pile on cotton foundation, border pattern of white knotted strapwork, cream floral scrolls and red foliate scrollwork on dark blue ground, Mughal India, 1600-1650
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Also observed: Z6S warp threads, warp x weft 7 x 4-5 per cm (27/11/14, SC) Cotton Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
WARP: white cotton; Z7S; 20 threads per inch (74 per dm); depressed WEFT: red cotton; Z unplied, 4 parallel threads per shoot; 3 shoots after each row of knots; 12 knots per inch (43 per dm). PILE: wool; 9 colours: dark red, light red, yellow, green, light green, very light green, dark blue, light blue, black; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 120 knots per sq. inch (1591 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: cut END FINISH: cut DESIGN: main border: dark blue ground with a light green, flower-filled meander over a dark red leaf-filled meander and over a narrow, very light green meander with a geometric knot design. Inner border: light green ground with sprigs of three dark red flowers alternating with small, multi-coloured palmettes.
Üslup
Mughal
